The Blackwater Body

By C.J. Merrick

The flood destroyed the crime scene. It didn't cause the murder.

April 1994. As Port Mercy struggles with devastating flooding, emergency crews discover Barbara Helena Krawiec's body in her basement. Her death appears to be another tragedy in a town already overwhelmed by disaster.

Then the autopsy reveals that Barbara died before the water arrived.

Pulled from disaster duty into a temporary Major Crimes assignment, constable Nathan Calder faces an investigation where the evidence has been damaged and every account must be questioned. Conflicting stories, old obligations and a family under pressure draw him deeper into the life Barbara left behind.

Nathan must separate what the flood concealed from what someone deliberately wants hidden.

Because somewhere among the survivors is the person responsible for her death.

The Blackwater Body is the second novel in The Nathan Calder Series by C.J. Merrick.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1065888066
• ISBN13: 9781065888062
• Release Date: January 2027
• Publisher: Lakeglass Press
• Length: 638 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"